North America vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

North America
102.4%
in 2019
Sweden
121.2%
in 2018
North America rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • North America
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 121.2% against 102.4% in North America, a difference of 18.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

North America ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 103.0% 115.2% 12.1% Sweden
2000s 101.3% 106.6% 5.4% Sweden
2010s 100.5% 111.3% 10.8% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, North America or Sweden?
Sweden, at 121.2% against 102.4% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between North America and Sweden?
18.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do North America and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
North America ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.